I went to the store with my family

Clothe racks and aisles

Places to be, so many things to see!

The world that lies just beyond

The curtain of clothes.

I part the shirts

Like Moses parting the Red Sea

And I step into the circle

Hiding in a place I found

No one else will find it

I come out

I go to the next one

I go out again

And into the next

The next

Next next

“Mom?” I call

I’m tired, ready for food

A nice ride home

But I don’t see her anywhere

Not here

Not there

Not anywhere!!

I’m telling you

She’s not here

Not there

Not anywhere…

So I hide back in the place

I found all on my own

And when I thought all hope was lost…

My mom brings me home